> For those who remeber, Last week my vanagons fuel gauge stopped > working so I ran out of gas (didn't know this until I was towed > mechanic and he dertimed the problem). Well, I picked up the >van, determine/ fix this? Gas must be fine, I assume fuel pump is >also. > I did the same thing with a '76 bus, which also had a bad gas guage. After trying everything, I asked the advice of a German friend who's been fixing VW's since before I was born. He suggested that the pump might have lost its prime from running empty. Told me to be patient and run the pump for a few minutes, , and eventually it would very likely start. I hooked up a jumper cable from the positive terminal of the battery to the fuel pump, and ran the pump (with gas in the tank) for about two minutes, then hooked the pump back up and the bus started right away. (This after making sure the fuel filter hadn't clogged, etc.). Maybe I was lucky, but this worked for me. -Ron Salmon
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